Braised Pork With Pears And Cider - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
2 1/4 lbs boneless pork shoulder
1 piece (1 inch) ginger, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp ground fennel
3 cups apple cider
2 cups chicken stock
2 large pears, peeled and cut into thick wedges
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 300\u00b0F.
Heat oil in a Dutch oven on high heat. Cook pork until browned all over. Remove from pan.
Cook ginger and garlic in same pan, stirring, until fragrant. Add fennel; cook, stirring, 1 min. Add cider and stock; bring to a boil. Return pork to pan; cover.
Cook in oven for 1 hour. Uncover; cook in oven 30 mins. Add pear; cook, uncovered, about 30 mins or until pear is tender. Remove pork; let stand, loosely covered with foil, 5 mins. Slice pork thickly. Stir parsley into braising liquid. Serve pork with braising liquid.